“I assure the public that, with the help of our governor, and local go-vernment units, rest assured that the military will do their part… Mamadaliin po namin ang normalcy, [so that residents can] go back in time for Ramadan…Hopefully tingnan natin, within three days we can [clear the city],” pahayag niya sa mga reporter sa briefing sa Marawi City.

“We have many fears. But, at present, we simply do not have solid and sufficient facts to absolutely reject the declaration of martial law as morally reprehensible. But we are certainly agreed that martial law must be temporary,” pahayag ni Cotabato City Archbi-shop Orlando Quevedo.

“We exhort everyone to be calm in the face of Martial Law, to be obedient to the just commands of lawful authority, and not to provoke violent reaction,” aniya.

Ayon kay Quevedo, kinokondena nila ang te-rorismo, “Terrorism distorts and falsifies the true meaning of any religion. It destroys harmonious relationships among peoples of different faiths. It creates a world of suspicion and prejudice, of hatred and hostility.”

“We stand with Muslim Filipinos in their reve-rent observance of the holy month of Ramadan. Together we pray for an end to terrorism that falsely claims to advance Islam and seeks to subjugate our land to the brutal IS (Islamic State),” ayon sa Malacañang.